The Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Clinical Doctorate: Advantages, Challenges, and International Issues to Consider (original) (raw)

The Next Paradigm Shift in Occupational Therapy Education: The Move to the Entry-Level Clinical Doctorate

The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association

The occupational therapy profession in the United States is considering another shift in the level of entry-to-practice education. Currently, all accredited U.S. occupational therapy education programs offer graduate-entry master's degrees or clinical doctorates. In 2014, the American Occupational Therapy Association Board of Directors published a position statement supporting the idea of moving all entry-level occupational therapy education programs to the clinical doctorate level by 2025. This article provides an overview of the proposed reasons for doing so and the potential impact of this move on future students, education providers, clients and families, employers, and third-party payers and funding bodies along with the implications for the occupational therapy profession internationally. An open, informed, transparent, multiperspective, comprehensive debate about this education paradigm shift is recommended. In August 2015 the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therap...

National Status of the Entry-Level Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD)

American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2006

A multifaceted survey was conducted to identify the factors that academic occupational therapy (OT) programs were considering in making decisions as to whether the entry-level clinical doctorate (OTD) is a viable alternative for their institutions. The survey was sent in the summer of 2004 to program directors of all (150) occupational therapy programs in the United States. Responses were received from 111 programs (response rate of 74%). Quantitative (demographic) and qualitative (factor identification) data were compiled and analyzed. Supporting factors for the development of entry-level OTD programs included (a) coexistence of physical therapy doctorate program, (b) enhanced preparation of graduates, and (c) improved student recruitment. Impeding factors included (a) limited resources, (b) philosophical objections, and (c) lack of demand. In addition, results suggested that overall there is greater support for the OTD as a postprofessional degree. The study provided a historical ...

Development and evaluation of a new occupational therapy evidence database: OT Seeker

Objectives: Self-efficacy is defined as a person's beliefs in his or her abilities to successfully complete a task, and has been shown to influence student motivation and academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a new European teaching module in occupational medicine on undergraduate students' self-efficacy and knowledge in the subject matter. Methods: Pre-, in-between, and posttraining tests were used to assess self-efficacy and knowledge building of 261 third-year medical students on occupational health issues. Determinants of self-efficacy and knowledge were also identified. Repeated measurement data were analyzed with multilevel statistical procedures. Results: The level of self-efficacy and knowledge in occupational medicine increased after the training. Students who frequently attended the lectures scored significantly higher than sporadic attendees. There was no relation between the level of self-efficacy and the final knowledge score. Conclusions: Teaching with the new occupational medicine module was effective. Lecture attendance is an important determinant of self-efficacy and performance. Self-efficacy was not associated with knowledge score. Encouraging classroom participation may enhance student achievement.

23rd Council Meeting of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, 25th-29th May 1998, Ottawa, Canada

World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin, 1998

President's Report The All India Occupational Therapy Association (AIOTA) invited the Executive members to hold their interim meeting in New Delhi, and they arranged their own AIOTA Executive Meeting to coincide with this event so that we could all meet. Executive members took the opportunity to travel to make visits to nearby countries: Barbara Tyldesley, President, was invited to the Sri Lanka Society of Occupational Therapists and the Schools of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in Colombo. Carolyn Webster, Secretary, was invited to visit the Pakistan Association of Occupational Therapists and the School of Occupational Therapy in Karachi. Nathan Vytialingam and Anne Spencer, 2nd and 1st Vice Presidents, were invited to visit the Medical School in Nepal with a view to discussing the possibility of starting an occupational therapy school and service in Katmandu. Sri Lanka The visit to Sri Lanka had a very dense and exciting timetable. I was met at the airport by Nimal Liyanage, the AIOTA Delegate to WFOT, and a delegation. I was taken to Kandy, 113 miles away from Colombo. An interesting drive, the countryside was very similar to Malaysia, and the driving was amazing. Even though the roads were relatively narrow and everyone prefers to be in the middle of the road, there is unfailing courtesy and the ability to move over when necessary. Next afternoon, we went to the Ragama Rehabilitation and Rheumatology Hospital run by Dr Lalith Wijaranata. The occupational therapists and the rest of the multidisciplinary team are doing

Theoretical_orientation_practice_OccupationalTherapy_ Primary_Helath_Care.pdf

Objective: This article aimed to describe and analyze the theoretical guidance and practical scenarios in the training of occupational therapists in Primary Health Care (PHC). Method: This is a qualitative research, which presents the perspectives of 17 teachers from nine occupational therapy courses in the state of São Paulo. Results: We categorized subjects associated to the study objective and present two categories: theoretical orientation-which includes the study of the referential Alma Ata (1978); Health Reform; critical understanding of the Unified Health System, the PHC and the profession specificity in this field involving understanding of the devices used by the teams occupational therapist and their working tools, social vulnerability understanding, everyday life and institutional context involving services and their management. The Practice Scenarios has been identified a plurality of services and drawings management where theoretical activities practices are developed, pointed out the difficulty of conducting training for this professional field. Moreover, the absence of workers on PHC hinders health care and also impairs the students training from different professional areas. Conclusion: The professional category must value since training, the learning of new care technologies compatible with their knowledge and occupational therapeutic resources towards the population's access to different practices for comprehensive health care, including the care of occupational therapy in PHC.

Occupational Therapy: the emergence of the profession from occupational disease

II INTERNATIONAL SEVEN MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONGRESS

Occupational Therapy (T.O) is a higher-level profession regulated through Decree-Law No. 938/1969 and had its council founded together with physiotherapy in 1975, named the Federal Council for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (COFFITO). This professional category in the health area is focused on the prevention and treatment of subjects who have affective, cognitive, perceptual, and psychomotor alterations, resulting or not from disorders, traumas, or acquired diseases that affect their performance in carrying out their occupations. It is a profession with more than 50 years of existence, and that has extreme relevance in society, which justifies the importance of more dissemination of its objectives and focuses of action.

The Professional Occupational Therapy Doctoral Degree: Why Do It?

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2014

This article presents a rationale for the development of professional occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) programs. As more universities transition to the entry-level OTD degree, opportunities are becoming available to advance the profession and increase benefits to clients. We analyzed the current health care environment and developed the following proposed outcomes for doctoral-trained practitioners: (1) Demonstrate advanced clinical skills; (2) attain proficiency in outcomes measurement and analysis and synthesis of outcomes data; (3) routinely use standardized evidence-based practice clinical guidelines that translate research into practice; (4) develop, implement, and lead health promotion services; and (5) excel as partners in interprofessional teams.

Platinum anniversary – 70 years of highlights and influences of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists

World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin

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